PremiumOpinionUpdatedOpinion byLee Seabrook-SucklingLee Seabrook-Suckling is an Auckland-based freelance journalist, with 10 years’ experience writing for the Herald.·NZ Herald·11 Jun, 2026 08:23 AM5 mins to readHe has a Master of Journalism in health reporting and expertise in men’s health, social change, and leadership.Lee Seabrook-Suckling works in the New Zealand modelling industry and is concerned about the use of AI.
In Mindy Kaling’s new show Not Suitable for Work (which premiered early June on Disney+) the character Kel – an aspiring actor struggling to pay his bills – takes a modelling job that sees him sell his complete digital likeness to an AI company. He’s later shocked when his perfect jawline is
